Accounts Payable Specialist

Business Unit Overview

Headquartered in Lakeville, Minn., Post Consumer Brands, a business unit of Post Holdings, Inc., is dedicated to providing people and their pets with delicious food choices for every taste and budget. The company's portfolio includes beloved brands such as Honey Bunches of Oats®, PEBBLES®, Grape-Nuts® and Malt-O-Meal® cereal, and Peter Pan® peanut butter, as well as Rachael Ray® Nutrish®, Kibbles 'n Bits® and 9Lives® dog and cat food. As a company committed to high standards of quality and to our values, we are driven by one idea: To make lives better by making delicious food accessible for all. For more information about our brands, visit www.postconsumerbrands.com and follow us on LinkedIn for the latest news.

Brand

Post Consumer Brands recently acquired several iconic pet food brands, venturing into a new market while remaining true to our purpose to provide delicious and accessible food that our consumers love. We're always searching the center store for the next exciting product to add to our portfolio, and right now, we're growing and need passionate, driven individuals with diverse perspectives to help us reach greater heights. That's where you come in. Join a team where your voice is not only heard but valued. Make a real impact on brands enjoyed by millions of people and their pets.

At Post Consumer Brands, we take pride in our longstanding legacy of making one of every five breakfast cereals families eat daily. Today, we're just as focused on our future as we expand our grocery business with different shelf-stable foods, including snacks and peanut butter. We are committed to providing accessible and delicious food for families, and we're always searching the center store for the next exciting product to add to our portfolio. As we soar to new heights, we need creative, determined individuals from all walks of life to join our team, where your unique perspective and ideas are acknowledged and valued. Be a part of a company that empowers you to make a difference that's evident on grocery store shelves and families' tables across North America.

Location Description

Post Consumer Brands corporate headquarters in Lakeville, Minn. is about 20 miles south of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Lakeville has all the benefits of smaller town living with access to everything a large metropolitan area has to offer. Join more than 400 team members collaborating on the two-building campus to help put breakfast on the tables of millions of consumers in North America.

Responsibilities

The purpose of this job is to process and maintain Accounts Payable invoices within Onbase/JD Edwards in a timely and accurate manner. Receives, researches and resolves a variety of routine internal and external inquiries concerning account status, including communicating the resolution of discrepancies to appropriate persons. Coordinate with others in the procure to pay process and finance to ensure accuracy of information and in compliance with internal policies and controls.

Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

• Processing and analyzing invoices within our accounting and ERP systems
• Review invoices for accurate information, including but not limited to:
  • Valid 3-way matching
  • Bill to/Ship to information
  • Payee information
  • Sales tax related information
• Investigates and resolves problems associated with processing of invoices
• Ability to process and follow-up on rush items
• Assists with monthly status reports, and monthly closings
• Assist with other projects as needed
• Performs other duties as required to support the Accounts Payable Department
• Prepare weekly and semi-monthly supplier payments, includes check, ACH, credit cards, and wires, for all PCB entities ensuring company policies are observed and good vendor relations are maintained
• Follow monthly and year-end cutoff and close schedules to ensure accurate and timely recording of payments
• Assist with the creation and maintenance of departmental policies and procedures
• Reconcile vendor statements, research and correct discrepancies by applying appropriate accounting standards
• Reviews, researches and resolves items that appear on the Goods Received and Not Invoiced report monthly
• Resolves routine questions and problems including complex issues; consulting with supervisor and Sr. Accounts Payable Specialists as needed
• Works cross-functionally with other department including Procurement, Accounting, Operations and Vendor Management
• Assist the Accounting, Finance and Compliance teams as needed
• Assist with systems testing and troubleshooting as needed
• Applies established policies and procedures to process invoices and payments to audit and SOX compliance standards

Qualifications

Education:

• Two-year degree Accounting, Finance, or Business degree or equivalent experience.

Experience:

• 2 years in Accounts Payable. Experience with ERP systems, such as JDE or SAP, preferred
• Experience in Consumer-Packaged Goods and acquisition integration a plus
  • Strong analytic and problem-solving skills with attention to detail
  • Work effectively in team-based environment with multiple functional groups
  • Must be self-motivated and able to stay on task while working remotely
  • Interpersonal and communications skills
  • General knowledge of accounting principles
  • Strong organizational and written communication skills
  • Knowledge of Microsoft Office software, Word, Excel, Outlook.